# Elden Ring changelog > THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. - Vendor: FromSoftware, Inc. - Category: Games - Official site: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620 - Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring) - Harvested from: Steam (app 1245620) - Entries below: 14 (newest first) What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. ## Releases ### Release Note for 2025/12/16 - Date: 2025-12-16 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/533243594419471722 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring/releases/steam-533243594419471722 - **security** — Address security vulnerability announced by Unity Technologies on October 3, 2025 in pre-order bonuses and artwork & soundtrack application To address the security vulnerability announced by Unity Technologies on October 3, 2025, an update to some pre-order bonuses, as well as the artwork & soundtrack application was distributed. The main game is not impacted by the security vulnerability and the update. Thank you for your understanding. ### ELDEN RING - Patch Notes Version 1.16.1 - Date: 2025-08-21 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/536611069461790768 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring/releases/steam-536611069461790768 - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where the wrong affinity or status ailments could be applied to some weapons when performing specific actions - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where players could bypass being blocked by another player on any platform through unauthorized methods ##### **Bug Fixes** - Fixed a bug wherewhere the wrong affinity or status ailments could be applied to some weapons when performing specific actions. - Fixed a bug where players could bypass being blocked by another player on any platform through unauthorized methods. The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows: ##### _App Ver. 1.16.1_ ##### _Regulation Ver. 1.16.1_ Online play requires the player to apply this update. Further updates will be distributed in the future for you to continue to enjoy ELDEN RING more comfortably. ##### Please stay tuned for more news by following our social channels or joining us on the [official ELDEN RING Discord server](https://fcld.ly/eldenring_discord). ### Patch Notes Version 1.16 - Date: 2024-10-17 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/4526772422642216918 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring/releases/steam-4526772422642216918 - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where temporary boosts to player stats would remain even after closing and restarting the game ##### Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where temporary boosts to player stats would remain even after closing and restarting the game. - Several other bug fixes. ##### Possible unstable performance fixes - In some PC versions, Ray Tracing may be unintentionally enabled and cause unstable performance. Please check the Ray Tracing setting in the "System" > "Graphics " > "Ray Tracing Quality" from the title screen or in-game menu. - In the PC version, the message "Inappropriate activity detected" may appear without cheating. To fix this issue, please verify the integrity of the game's files before restarting the game. - In the PC version, unstable framerate may be caused by third party applications that control mouse behavior. Deactivating these third party applications may improve performance. The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows: ##### _App Ver. 1.16 Regulation Ver. 1.16_ Online play requires the player to apply this update. Further updates will be distributed in the future for you to continue to enjoy ELDEN RING more comfortably. Please stay tuned for more news by following our social channels or joining us on the official ##### **[ELDEN RING Discord server here.](https://discord.com/invite/CDTBfnrd3M)** ### Patch Notes Version 1.15 - Date: 2024-10-02 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/4690026006691766707 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring/releases/steam-4690026006691766707 - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where the cutscene that plays when entering the Shadow Keep Church District would play again when re-entering the area - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where some of the Golem Fist weapon attacks would not deal damage when the player was affected by certain special effects - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where the Golem Fist weapon one-handed heavy attack power was lower than expected - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that prevented the Aspects of the Crucible: Thorns incantation from being cast when used in quick succession - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where the Smithing Talisman effect did not apply to some weapons' throwing attacks - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that prevented the use of ashes in some areas of the Scadutree Avatar battle arena - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where Rellana, Twin Moon Knight would sometimes perform unexpected actions when interacting with objects in the battle area - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that allowed Skills to be used in incorrect combinations with Weapons under certain circumstances - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that caused unexpected rendering and behavior of some enemies under certain circumstances - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where some sound effects did not play correctly - **changed** — Added further fixes to the game's end credits - **changed** — Made several performance improvements ##### Patch 1.15 has been released for **ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree**. ##### This update brings bug fixes & performance improvements for **Shadow of the Erdtree**. ##### Bug Fixes - Fixed a bug where the cutscene that plays when entering the Shadow Keep Church District would play again when re-entering the area. - Fixed a bug where some of the Golem Fist weapon attacks would not deal damage when the player was affected by certain special effects. - Fixed a bug where the Golem Fist weapon one-handed heavy attack power was lower than expected. - Fixed a bug that prevented the Aspects of the Crucible: Thorns incantation from being cast when used in quick succession. - Fixed a bug where the Smithing Talisman effect did not apply to some weapons’ throwing attacks. - Fixed a bug that prevented the use of ashes in some areas of the Scadutree Avatar battle arena. - Fixed a bug where Rellana, Twin Moon Knight would sometimes perform unexpected actions when interacting with objects in the battle area. - Fixed a bug that allowed Skills to be used in incorrect combinations with Weapons under certain circumstances. - Fixed a bug that caused unexpected rendering and behavior of some enemies under certain circumstances. - Fixed a bug where some sound effects did not play correctly. - Several performance improvements and other bug fixes. - Further fixes were added to the game’s end credits. ##### Possible unstable performance fixes - In some PC versions, Ray Tracing may be unintentionally enabled and cause unstable performance. Please check the Ray Tracing setting in the "System" > "Graphics " > "Ray Tracing Quality" from the title screen or in-game menu. - In the PC version, the message "Inappropriate activity detected" may appear without cheating. - To fix this issue, please verify the integrity of the game's files before restarting the game. - In the PC version, unstable framerate may be caused by third party applications that control mouse behavior. Deactivating these third party applications may improve performance. The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows: ##### _App Ver. 1.15 Regulation Ver. 1.15_ Online play requires the player to apply this update. Further updates will be distributed in the future for you to continue to enjoy ELDEN RING more comfortably. Please stay tuned for more news by following our social channels or joining us on the official ##### **[ELDEN RING Discord server here.](https://discord.com/invite/CDTBfnrd3M)** ### Patch Notes Version 1.14 - Date: 2024-09-11 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/4608959945344930374 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring/releases/steam-4608959945344930374 - **changed** — Adjusted the action pattern when the Shadow of the Erdtree final boss battle starts - **changed** — Adjusted some attack moves of the Shadow of the Erdtree final boss - **changed** — Decreased the damage of some attacks from the Shadow of the Erdtree final boss - **changed** — Decreased stamina damage of some attacks from the Shadow of the Erdtree final boss - **changed** — Decreased the attack range of some non-weapon-based attacks from the Shadow of the Erdtree final boss - **changed** — Improved the visibility of some attack effects from the Shadow of the Erdtree final boss - **changed** — Decreased the damage of Backhand Blades against other players - **changed** — Decreased the damage of Spears' dual wield attacks against other players - **changed** — Decreased the damage of the Pata weapon against other players - **changed** — Spread Crossbow will no longer cause the headshot damage motion when hitting another player - **changed** — Decreased Scattershot Throw damage against other players and removed headshot damage motion when hitting another player - **changed** — Decreased the damage animation value generated by Discus Hurl when hitting another player - **changed** — Decreased the poise value of Weed Cutter follow-up attacks against other players - **changed** — Increased the attack speed of the uncharged version of the first heavy attack for Dagger, Throwing Blade, Straight Sword, Great Sword, Colossal Sword, Heavy Thrusting Sword, Curved Sword, Twinblade Sword, Katana, Great Katana, Axe, Flail, Great Spear (except Serpent-Hunter), Halberd, Reaper, Whip (except Urumi), Hand-to-Hand Arts, and Beast Claw - **changed** — After performing left handed attacks with Great Katana weapons, cancelling into subsequent attacks using the right handed weapon will now take longer - **changed** — Increased damage for Hand-to-Hand Arts weapon type - **changed** — Shortened the recovery time between some normal attacks and follow-up attacks for Hand-to-Hand Arts - **changed** — Increased the move distance when attacking with Colossal Sword weapon type - **changed** — Increased the speed of the first normal attack for Colossal Sword weapon type ##### Final Boss balance adjustments **The following adjustments have been made to the final boss of “SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE”:** - Changed the action pattern when the battle starts. - Adjusted some attack moves. - Decreased the damage of some attacks. - Decreased stamina damage of some attacks. - Decreased the attack range of some non-weapon-based attacks. - Improved the visibility of some attack effects. ##### PvP-exclusive balance adjustments ##### Equipment - Decreased the damage of Backhand Blades against other players. (The Smithscript Cirque's throwing attacks are not affected by this change) - Decreased the damage of Spears’ dual wield attacks against other players. - Decreased the damage of the Pata weapon against other players. - The “Spread Crossbow” weapon will no longer cause the headshot damage motion when hitting another player. ##### Skill - **Scattershot Throw:** Decreased damage against other players. This skill will no longer cause the headshot damage motion when hitting another player. - **Discus Hurl:** Decreased the damage animation value generated by this skill when hitting another player. - **Weed Cutter:** Decreased the poise value of follow-up attacks when using this skill against other players. ##### General balance adjustments ##### Equipment - Increased the attack speed of the uncharged version of the first heavy attack for the following weapon types: Dagger / Throwing Blade / Straight Sword / Great Sword / Colossal Sword / Heavy Thrusting Sword / Curved Sword / Twinblade Sword / Katana / Great Katana / Axe / Flail / Great Spear(Except Serpent-Hunter) / Halberd / Reaper / Whip (Except Urumi) / Hand-to-Hand Arts / Beast Claw. - After performing left handed attacks with weapons of the Great Katana category, cancelling into subsequent attacks using the right handed weapon will now take longer. - **Hand-to-Hand Arts weapon type:** - Increased damage. - Shortened the recovery time between some normal attacks and follow-up attacks. - **Colossal Sword weapon type:** - Increased the move distance when attacking. - Increased the speed of the first normal attack. - **Backhand Blade weapon type:** Decreased the attack speed of normal attacks from a crouching position. - **Small Shield and Medium Shield weapon types:** - Increased the damage negation of some shields when blocking physical attacks. - Increased the guard strength of some shields. - It will now take longer to be able to cancel into most actions after performing one-handed normal attacks with the Swift Spear. - Extended the Smithscript Dagger’s throwing attacks range. - Increased the attribute scaling of Rellana's Twinblade for lower Intelligence and Faith attributes. - **Rellana’s Cameo Talisman:** - Reduced the delay before the damage enhancement activates. - Increased damage enhancement. ##### Weapon Arts - **Light:** Increased attack speed - **Darkness:** Increased attack speed - **Dynastic Sickleplay:** - Reduced stamina consumption. - Increased poise damage of follow-up heavy attacks. - Increased the movement distance of the first follow-up heavy attack. - Adjusted the damage animation recovery time when the second follow-up heavy attack hits another player. - **Shield Strike:** Cancelling other actions to perform this weapon art will now take longer. - **Moon-and-Fire Stance:** - Increased the light wave range, poise damage, and attack speed of the stance’s normal attack. - Increased the poise damage from the stance’s heavy attack. - Adjusted the damage animation recovery time when a stance’s heavy attack hits another player. - **Devonia's Vortex:** - Increased attack power. - Extended the attack range of the Great Hammer’s spin. - Increased poise value and poise generation speed. - Adjusted the damage animation recovery time when a charged attack hits another player. ##### Spell - **Rellana's Twin Moons:** - Increased attack range for the first and second attacks. - Reduced th _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/4608959945344930374]_ ### Patch Notes Version 1.13.2 - Date: 2024-08-08 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/4335363098087663490 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring/releases/steam-4335363098087663490 - **fixed** — Fixed a bug which caused the Death status ailment from the Skill Death Flare to be applied to the Skill Deadly Poison Spray - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that caused the power of some attacks used by the NPC Red Bear to be higher than intended - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that prevented players from invading other players' worlds in some areas of Scadu Altus under certain circumstances - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that allowed Cooperative multiplayer in some areas of Scadu Altus with no area bosses present - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where summoned spirits were not correctly receiving the attack power and damage negation increase effect from Revered Spirit Ash Blessing - **fixed** — Fixed a bug in which the amount of status increase in Warhawk, Spider Scorpion, Bigmouth Imp, Gravebird, Stormhawk Deenh, Banished Knight Engval, Fire Knight Hilde, Battlemage Hugues, Depraved Perfumer Carmaan, Blackflame Monk Amon, Demi-Human Swordsman Yosh, Cleanrot Knight Finlay, and Nightmaiden & Swordstress was different than expected ##### A hotfix (1.13.2) has been released to fix a bug. Please download and apply the latest update in order to play the game. We apologize for the inconvenience. ##### Bug fixes - Fixed a bug which caused the Death status ailment from the Skill "Death Flare" to be applied to the Skill "Deadly Poison Spray". - Fixed a bug that caused the power of some attacks used by the NPC "Red Bear" to be higher than intended. - Fixed a bug that prevented players from invading other players' worlds in some areas of Scadu Altus under certain circumstances. - Fixed a bug that allowed Cooperative multiplayer in some areas of Scadu Altus with no area bosses present. - Fixes to adjustments regarding Revered Spirit Ash Blessing and some spirits introduced in App Ver. 1.13 App Ver. 1.13/Regulation Ver. 1.13.1 - Fixed a bug where summoned spirits were not correctly receiving the attack power and damage negation increase effect from Revered Spirit Ash Blessing. - Fixed a bug in which the amount of status increase in the following spirits was different than expected: Warhawk／Spider Scorpion／Bigmouth Imp／Gravebird／Stormhawk Deenh／Banished Knight Engval／Fire Knight, Hilde／Battlemage Hugues／Depraved Perfumer Carmaan／Blackflame Monk Amon／Demi-Human Swordsman Yosh／Cleanrot Knight Finlay／Nightmaiden & Swordstress The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows: ##### _App Ver. 1.13 Regulation Ver. 1.13.2_ If the Regulation Ver. listed in the lower right corner of the title screen is not1.13.2, please select LOGIN and apply the latest regulation before enjoying the game. Online play requires the player to apply this update. Further updates will be distributed in the future for you to continue to enjoy ELDEN RING more comfortably. Please stay tuned for more news by following our social channels or joining us on the official ##### **[ELDEN RING Discord server here.](https://discord.com/invite/CDTBfnrd3M)** ### Patch Notes Version 1.13 - Date: 2024-07-30 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/4335361829071206599 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring/releases/steam-4335361829071206599 - **changed** — Increased poise damage of normal attacks for Light Great Swords, Backhand Blades, Hand-to-Hand Arts, and Beast Claws - **changed** — Increased poise damage of dual wield attacks for Straight Swords, Thrusting Swords, Curved Swords, Katanas, Spears, Whips, Fists, and Claws - **changed** — Increased poise damage of the Claws of Night throwing attacks - **changed** — Decreased the backstep invulnerability window when the Fine Crucible Feather Talisman or the Talisman of All Crucibles are equipped - **changed** — Made the second hit of Savage Lion's Claw follow-up attack easier to land - **changed** — Decreased damage animation of the first attack of Savage Lion's Claw against other players - **changed** — Decreased invulnerability window of Raging Beast against other players' attacks - **changed** — Decreased invulnerability window of Blind Spot against other players' attacks - **changed** — Decreased poise amount generated when charging Palm Blast - **changed** — Decreased invulnerability window of Miriam's Vanishing against other players' attacks - **changed** — Increased attack power of the initial lightning spear from Knight's Lightning Spear - **changed** — Decreased attack power of the spears launched after the first one from Knight's Lightning Spear - **changed** — Decreased poise damage of all spears generated by Knight's Lightning Spear - **changed** — Increased damage animation of the Light Greatsword charge attacks against enemies - **changed** — Increased the stats and status of Needle Knight Leda, Pureblood Knight Ansbach, and Thiollier when summoned - **changed** — Increased the attack power and damage negation of summoned spirits excluding the Mimic Tear when the Revered Spirit Ash Blessing is at level 5 or more - **changed** — Increased the attack power and damage negation of summoned spirits excluding the Mimic Tear when upgraded to +8 or higher - **changed** — Increased attack power scaling when upgrading the Repeating Crossbow, Spread Crossbow, and Rabbath's Cannon - **changed** — Increased damage negation of the Shield of Night when blocking physical attacks - **changed** — Increased Holy damage of Euporia when the weapon has its luster restored ##### PvP-exclusive balance adjustments ##### Equipment - Increased poise damage of normal attacks for the following weapon types: Light Great Swords / Backhand Blades / Hand-to-Hand Arts / Beast Claws - Increased poise damage of dual wield attacks for the following weapon types: Straight Swords / Thrusting Swords / Curved Swords / Katanas / Spears / Whips / Fists / Claws - Increased poise damage of the Claws of Night throwing attacks. - Decreased the backstep invulnerability window when the Fine Crucible Feather Talisman or the Talisman of All Crucibles are equipped. ##### Skills - **Savage Lion's Claw:** - The second hit of the follow-up attack is now easier to land - Decreased damage animation of the first attack against other players. - **Raging Beast:** Decreased invulnerability window against other players' attacks. - **Blind Spot:** Decreased invulnerability window against other players' attacks. - **Palm Blast:** Decreased poise amount generated when charging this skill. ##### Spell and Incantations - **Miriam's Vanishing:** Decreased invulnerability window against other players' attacks. - **Knight's Lightning Spear:** - Increased attack power of the initial lightning spear. - Decreased attack power of the spears launched after the first one. - Decreased poise damage of all spears generated by this spell. ##### General balance adjustments - Increased damage animation of the Light Greatsword charge attacks against enemies (other than players). - Increased the stats & status of the following NPCs that can be summoned in some areas: - Needle Knight Leda / Pureblood Knight Ansbach / Thiollier - Increased the attack power and damage negation of summoned spirits, excluding the Mimic Tear, when the Revered Spirit Ash Blessing is at [5] or more. - Increased the attack power and damage negation of summoned spirits, excluding the Mimic Tear, when upgraded to “+8” or higher. ##### Armament - Increased attack power scaling when upgrading the following armaments: **Repeating Crossbow / Spread Crossbow / Rabbath's Cannon** - **Shield of Night:** Increased damage negation when blocking physical attacks. - **Euporia:** - Increased Holy damage when the weapon has its luster restored. - Decreased the number of attacks required to restore the weapon’s luster. - Increased the duration of the luster restoration effect. - **Golden Lion Shield:** Increase guard strength. - **Golem Fist:** Added a damage hitbox to the hand portion of the ranged fist attack. - **Smithscript Greathammer:** Increased poise damage of the swing portion of throwing attacks (the projectile is unchanged). - **Spread Crossbow/** Decreased the generated status buildup when used with Bolts that have status effects. - **Ailment Talisman:** After the onset of a status ailment, the status build up (or duration) of said ailment will now also be reduced immediately by a certain amount. - **Clarifying Horn Charm / Clarifying Horn Charm +1 / Clarifying Horn Charm +2:** Increased Focus resistance. ##### Skill **Savage Lion's Claw:** Increased attack power and poise damage of the first attack. - **Swift Slash:** - Reduced movement distance when using this skill - Extended recovery time. - **Overhead Stance:** Increased attack power against enemies (other than players). - **Aspects of the Crucible: Wings** - Increased attack power. - Increased directional control, as well as amount of poised generated when using this skill. - **Lightspeed Slash:** The additional light attacks are now affected by the attack power and ability scaling of the weapon. - **Rancor Slash:** - Increased attack power of the vengeful spirits. - Increased stamina damage against guarding enemies. - **Revenger's Blade:** Increased directional control for follow up attacks after a strong attack. - **Horn Calling:** Increased attack power against enemies (other than players). - **Horn Calling: Storm:** Increased attack power against enemies _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/4335361829071206599]_ ### Patch Notes Version 1.12.3 - Date: 2024-07-04 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/4238531900097921744 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring/releases/steam-4238531900097921744 - **changed** — Decreased the damage and damage animation of the shearing vacuum effect of the Swift Slash Skill in PvP - **changed** — Increased the Intelligence scaling of the Carian Sorcery Sword and slightly decreased the base damage - **changed** — Extended the throwing attacks range for the Smithscript Dagger and Smithscript Cirque - **changed** — Changed the placement of the Golden Hippopotamus and Commander Gaius bosses in re-fights to match their first fight positions - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that caused the Rolling Sparks Skill to deal more damage than expected - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that caused the Rolling Sparks and Wall of Sparks Skills to deal no damage while some special effects were applied to the player - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where special effects of a right-handed weapon would also be applied to the Feeble Lord's Frenzied Flame and Discus Hurl Weapon Skills when cast with the left hand - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where successfully guarding while attacking using the Thrusting Shield weapon type would consume less stamina than intended - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that prevented players from cancelling the attack recovery of two-handed strong attacks by rolling for certain Backhand Blades weapons - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that caused the Lightning Perfume Bottle and Frenzyflame Perfume Bottle weapons to deal double damage under certain circumstances - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where the Arcane scaling of the Bloodfiend's Arm weapon was higher than intended when setting an affinity and reduced the status buildup of the heavy attack - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where the Faith scaling of the Gazing Finger weapon was not being applied correctly - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where the damage animation of some attacks of the Fire Knight's Greatsword against players was different than expected - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where the attack affinity of some attacks of the Fire Knight's Greatsword were different than expected - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that caused some affinities for the Smithscript Dagger, Smithscript Cirque, Smithscript Axe, Smithscript Greathammer, Smithscript Spear, Golem Fist, and Smithscript Shield to be higher than intended - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that caused enemies to heal when the Maximum HP reduction gradual HP reduction effect applied by Black Knife Tiche wore off - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that caused summoned NPCs to behave differently than expected under certain circumstances - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where the unblockable bite attack of the Golden Hippopotamus boss would connect with players more easily than intended ##### PvP-exclusive balance adjustments - Decreased the damage and damage animation of the shearing vacuum effect of the “Swift Slash” Skill. ##### General balance adjustments - Increased the Intelligence scaling of the Carian Sorcery Sword and slightly decreased the base damage. - Extended the throwing attacks range for the following weapons: - Smithscript Dagger / Smithscript Cirque - Changed the placement of the bosses in the re-fight against the Golden Hippopotamus and Commander Gaius bosses to be in the same position as in the first fight. ##### Bug Fixes - Fixed a bug that caused the Rolling Sparks Skill to deal more damage than expected. - Fixed a bug that caused the Rolling Sparks and Wall of Sparks Skills to deal no damage while some special effects were applied to the player. - Fixed a bug where some special effects of a right-handed weapon would also be applied to the following Weapon Skills when cast with the left hand: - Feeble Lord's Frenzied Flame - Discus Hurl - Fixed a bug where successfully guarding while attacking using the Thrusting Shield weapon type would consume less stamina than intended. - Fixed a bug that prevented players from cancelling the attack recovery of two-handed strong attacks by rolling for certain weapons of the Backhand Blades weapon type. - Fixed a bug that caused the Lightning Perfume Bottle and Frenzyflame Perfume Bottle weapons to deal double damage under certain circumstances. - Fixed a bug where the Arcane scaling of the Bloodfiend's Arm weapon was higher than intended when setting an affinity. The status buildup of the heavy attack was also reduced. - Fixed a bug where the Faith scaling of the Gazing Finger weapon was not being applied correctly. - Fixed a bug where the damage animation of some attacks of the Fire Knight's Greatsword against players was different than expected. - Fixed a bug where the attack affinity of some attacks of the Fire Knight's Greatsword were different than expected. - Fixed a bug that caused some affinities for the following weapons to be higher than intended: - Smithscript Dagger - Smithscript Cirque - Smithscript Axe - Smithscript Greathammer - Smithscript Spear - Golem Fist - Smithscript Shield - Fixed a bug that caused enemies to heal when the Maximum HP reduction gradual HP reduction effect applied by Black Knife Tiche wore off. - Fixed a bug that caused summoned NPCs to behave differently than expected under certain circumstances. - Fixed a bug that where the unblockable bite attack of the Golden Hippopotamus boss would connect with players more easily than intended. - Fixed a bug that caused text to display differently than expected. - Several other performance improvements and bug fixes. ##### Possible unstable performance fixes - In some PC versions, Ray Tracing may be unintentionally enabled and cause unstable performance. Please check the Ray Tracing setting in the "System" > "Graphics Settings" > "Raytracing Quality" from the title screen or in-game menu. - In the PC Version, the message "Inappropriate activity detected" may appear without cheating. - To fix this issue, please verify the integrity of the game's files before restarting the game. In the PC version, unstable framerate may be caused by third party applications that control mouse behavior. Deactivating these third party applications may improve performance. ##### _App Ver. 1.12.3 Regulation Ver. 1.12.4_ If the Regulation Ver. listed in the lower right corner of the title screen is not 1.12.4, please select LOGIN and apply the latest regulation before enjoying the game. Online play requires the player to apply this update. Further updates will be distributed in the future for you to continue to enjoy ELDEN RING more comfortably. ##### Please stay tuned for more news by following our social channels or joining us [on the official ELDEN RING Discord server here](https://discord.com/invite/CDTBfnrd3M). ### Patch Notes Version 1.12.2 - Date: 2024-06-26 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/4238531900068562606 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring/releases/steam-4238531900068562606 - **changed** — Attack and damage negation curve scaling of Scadutree Blessing has been revised so the first half of maximum Blessing enhancements grants increased attack and damage negation while the second half is more gradual - **changed** — Attack and damage negation granted by the final level of Blessing enhancements has been slightly increased - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where raytracing settings are automatically enabled when loading saved data from previous game versions ##### ELDEN RING update 1.12.2 is now available. Please apply this patch to continue playing ELDEN RING online and to play Shadow of the Erdtree. Thank you for playing **ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree**. To adjust the Expansion’s balance, a calibration update has been released. ##### Calibration Update 1.12.2 change list Attack and damage negation curve scaling of the **Scadutree Blessing** have been revised. - The attack and damage negation has been increased for the first half of the maximum amount of Blessing enhancements, and the second half will now be more gradual. - The attack and damage negation granted by the final level of **Blessing enhancements** has been slightly increased. The calibration update can be applied by logging into the multiplayer server. If the Calibration Ver. listed at the bottom right of the title menu is not "1.12.2", then select LOGIN and apply the latest regulations before enjoying the game. ##### About graphics settings (PC version only) We have confirmed a bug where the raytracing settings are automatically enabled if you have previously loaded saved data from previous game versions. If your framerate is unstable, please check in the 'SYSTEM' > 'Graphics Settings' > 'Raytracing Quality' settings from the title menu or in-game menu to check if it has been unintentionally set to 'ON'. Once set to 'OFF', Ray Tracing will no longer be automatically enabled. Other balance adjustments as well as bug fixes are also planned for a future patch. Thank you for your continued support of **ELDEN RING**. ##### The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows: ##### _App Ver. 1.12 Regulation Ver. 1.12.2_ ##### _Online play requires the player to apply this update._ ##### Please stay tuned for more news by following our social channels or joining us on [the official ELDEN RING Discord server here](https://discord.com/invite/CDTBfnrd3M). ### Patch Notes Version 1.12 - Date: 2024-06-20 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/4175480871056853672 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring/releases/steam-4175480871056853672 - **added** — Support for the SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE DLC - **added** — Five new hairstyles available during character creation, using the Clouded Mirror Stand, or using Rennala's Rebirth feature - **added** — Map Functions Menu added to the Map Menu - **added** — Active Summoning Pools are now carried over to NG+ - **added** — Individual Summoning Pools can now be enabled or disabled in the Map Functions Menu - **added** — Newly obtained items are marked with a "!" - **added** — Recent Items tab added to review recently obtained items - **added** — Ability to summon spectral steed during the Elden Beast boss battle - **added** — Colosseum feature to replenish crafted consumable items used during a battle at the end of your session - **added** — Support for Arabic language - **added** — Lock-on change threshold setting for mouse controls in keyboard/mouse settings - **added** — Setting to change cursor movement behaviour in the map menu - **added** — Key assignments to open the map in the Key Settings menu - **changed** — Status effect buildup is halted for a short period of time after being affected by madness and/or sleep status effects - **changed** — Adjusted turning speed when using dual wielded Heavy Thrusting Swords - **changed** — Increased Dexterity scaling when assigning Ashes of War with corresponding weapon Affinities - **changed** — Increased Stamina consumption when guarding against attacks from Greatswords, Curved Greatswords, Great Axes, and Great Hammers - **changed** — Increased the duration of the effect of Mohg's Great Rune that increases attack power when a bleeding status effect is triggered by a nearby summoned spirit - **changed** — Decreased the heal amount reduction from the Flask of Crimson Tears and increased the heal on attack effect when using Malenia's Great Rune ##### ELDEN RING update 1.12 is now available. Please apply this patch to continue playing ELDEN RING online and to play Shadow of the Erdtree. ##### New features - Added support for the **SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE** DLC. - Five new hairstyles have been added to the game. They can be selected during character creation, using the Clouded Mirror Stand or using Rennala's Rebirth feature. - Added "Map Functions Menu" to the Map Menu. - New Summoning Pool features: - Active Summoning Pools will now be carried over to NG+. - Individual Summoning Pools can now be enabled / disabled in the newly added Map Functions Menu. - If "Include Distant Areas" is selected when using the Small Golden Effigy, summoning pools within the Mohgwyn Palace will not be selected for summoning, even if you have activated them. - If you are within the Moghwyn Palace and select “Nearby Only” when using the Small Golden Effigy, you will be able to be summoned within the area. ##### New Inventory features - Newly obtained items will be marked with a "!“. - A new tab called "Recent Items" has been added to review recently obtained items. - Display settings can be changed from the Display tab in the system menu. - Added new feature to summon spectral steed during the Elden Beast the boss battle. - Added new feature to the colosseum: crafted consumable items that have been used during a battle will be replenished at the end of your session. - Added support for Arabic language. ##### Steam-only new features - New Keyboard/mouse settings: - Added "lock-on change threshold" setting of mouse controls. - Added a setting to change cursor movement behaviour in the map menu. - Added key assignments to open the map in the Key Settings menu. ##### PvP-exclusive balance adjustments ##### The adjustments in this section do not affect single-player or cooperative play. ##### Weapons adjustments - After being affected by madness and/or sleep status effects, the status effect build up will be halted for a short period of time. - Increased the poise damage of some attacks against other players of the following weapon types: - Greatswords / Colossal Swords /Curved Greatswords / Greataxes / Hammers / Flails / Great Hammers / Colossal Weapons / Great Spears / Halberds - Ajusted poise damage of some dual wield attacks against other players by of the following weapon types: - Greatswords / Axes / Great Axes / Hammers / Great Hammers / Halberds / Reapers - Increased poise damage against other players from dual wielded attacks of the following weapon types: - Axes / Hammers / Halberds / Reapers - Increased poise damage of Axes against other players - Decreased the damage of dual wield attacks against other players of all weapon types. - Decreased the poise damage of some attacks against other players of the following weapon types: - Daggers / Straight Swords / Thrusting Swords / Heavy Thrusting Swords / Curved Swords / Katanas / Twinblades / Axes / Spears / Reapers / Whips / Fists / Claws - Decreased the Poise value of some attack motions against other players of the following weapon types: - Greatswords / Colossal Swords / Curved Greatswords / Greataxes / Hammers / Flails / Great Hammers / Colossal Weapons / Great Spears / Halberds - Decreased the damage of some attacks against other players for the Heavy Thrusting Swords weapon type. - Decreased the damage of dual wield attacks against other players for the following weapon types: - Spears / Great Spears - Decreased the damage animation motion of the following weapon types when another player is stunned by a two-handed heavy running attack: - Fists / Claws - Decreased the effects of "Baldachin's Blessing" and "Radiant Baldachin's Blessing" to increase the Poise value and Physical damage negation in PvP. ##### Skill adjustments - **Spinning Slash:** decreased damage. - **Flaming Strike:** decreased damage. - **Rain of Arrows:** decreased damage and poise damage. - **Cursed-Blood S _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/4175480871056853672]_ ### Patch Notes Version 1.10.1 - Date: 2024-01-11 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/6002801934196500690 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring/releases/steam-6002801934196500690 - **changed** — Easy Anti-Cheat updated to support the Steam OS update ##### ELDEN RING update 1.10.1 is now available. ## - Easy Anti-Cheat update to support the Steam OS update. The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows: ##### _App Ver. 1.10.1 Regulation Ver. 1.10_ _Online play requires the player to apply this update._ We will continue to provide improvement updates in the future so you can enjoy ELDEN RING more comfortably. Please stay tuned for more news by following our social channels or joining us on [the official ELDEN RING Discord server](https://fcld.ly/eldenring_discord). https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/ELDEN_RING/ ### Patch Notes Version 1.10 - Date: 2023-07-27 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/3674425606234310294 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring/releases/steam-3674425606234310294 - **changed** — Increased poise damage of all weapons and some spells and incantations in PvP - **changed** — Increased poise when attacking with some skills, spells, incantations and some types of weapon attacks that generate poise in PvP - **added** — Added damage reduction when performing attacks with some skills, spells and incantations and some types of weapon attacks that generate poise in PvP - **changed** — Extended critical hit angles in PvP - **changed** — Decreased the invulnerability window of the Quick Step and Hound's Step skills in PvP - **changed** — Decreased the damage reduction granted by some skills, incantations and items in PvP - **changed** — Increased critical hit damage - **changed** — Decreased recovery time after a missed critical hit - **changed** — Increased poise damage of attacks that occur after missing a critical hit - **fixed** — Fixed attack direction being unintentionally shifted when getting hit while attacking with some types of weapons that generate poise - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that prevented some spells and incantations from causing damage while under the effect of some skills and items - **fixed** — Fixed a bug that caused the effects of the Sacred Order skill to continue after switching weapons ##### ELDEN RING update 1.10 is now available. ##### **PvP-exclusive balance adjustments** **The adjustments in this section do not affect single-player or cooperative play.** - Increased poise damage of all weapons and some spells and incantations. - Increased poise when attacking with some skills, spells, incantations and some types of weapon attacks that generates poise. - Added damage reduction when performing attacks with some skills, spells and incantations and some types of weapon attacks that generates poise. - Critical hit angles have been extended. - Decreased the invulnerability window of the Quick Step and Hound's Step skills. - Decreased the damage reduction granted by some skills, incantations and items. ##### **General balance adjustments ** - Increased critical hit damage. - Decreased recovery time after a missed critical hit. - Increased poise damage of attacks that occur after missing a critical hit. ##### **Bug Fixes and other changes** - Adjusted the player damage animation so that the attack direction is not unintentionally shifted when getting hit while attacking with some types of weapons that generates poise. - Fixed a bug that prevented some spells and incantations from causing damage while under the effect of some skills and items. - Fixed a bug that caused the effects of the Sacred Order skill to continue after switching weapons. - Corrected some text in certain languages. The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows: ##### _App Ver. 1.10 Regulation Ver. 1.10_ _Online play requires the player to apply this update._ We will continue to provide improvement update in the future so you can enjoy ELDEN RING more comfortably. Please stay tuned for more news by following our social channels or joining us on [the official ELDEN RING Discord server](https://fcld.ly/eldenring_discord). https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/ELDEN_RING/ ### Patch Notes Version 1.09.1 - Date: 2023-04-18 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/5657125992542644156 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring/releases/steam-5657125992542644156 - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where the effects of some Skills, Incantations, Items and Weapons that increased attack power were not applied to Spells and Incantations - **fixed** — Fixed a bug where the Skill Contagious Fury from the Jellyfish Shield kept increasing attack power when unequipping the shield or switching to a different weapon - **changed** — Decreased the poise damage of the Cursed-Blood Slice Skill ##### ELDEN RING update 1.09.1 is now available. ##### This update includes hotfixes and game balance adjustments following **patch 1.09**. Additional information about **PC Ray Tracing settings** is also included at the end of these patch notes. ##### Gameplay changes and bug fixes - Fixed a bug where the effects of some Skills, Incantations, Items and Weapons that increased attack power were not applied to Spells and Incantations. - Fixed a bug where the Skill _Contagious Fury_ from the _Jellyfish Shield_ kept increasing attack power when unequipping the shield or switching to a different weapon. - Decreased the poise damage of the _Cursed-Blood Slice_ Skill. ##### About PC Ray Tracing settings Under certain circumstances, ray tracing has been enabled by default after updating the game to **version 1.09**. - If Ray Tracing has been unintentionally enabled and is impacting your game, you can disable it from the title menu or in-game by going to **System** → **Graphics** → **Set Ray Tracing Quality** to **_OFF_**. - If your game does not start properly or becomes unstable when Ray Tracing Quality is set to Low/Medium/High/Maximum, please consider the following options: - Check the **minimum/recommended operating environment of your PC** when using Ray Tracing, available **at the bottom of this page**: [**Elden Ring – Patch Notes Version 1.09**](https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/elden-ring/news/elden-ring-patch-notes-version-109). - Ensure that your graphics card drivers are updated to the latest version. The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows: ##### _App Ver. 1.09.1 Regulation Ver. 1.09.1_ _Online play requires the player to apply this update._ We will continue to provide improvement update in the future so you can enjoy ELDEN RING more comfortably. Please stay tuned for more news by following our social channels or joining us on [the official ELDEN RING Discord server](https://fcld.ly/eldenring_discord). https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/ELDEN_RING/ ### Patch Notes Version 1.09 - Date: 2023-03-23 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/3702561138607566278 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elden-ring/releases/steam-3702561138607566278 - **added** — Ray Tracing support has been added and can be activated in the settings menu - **changed** — The Inescapable Frenzy incantation power and grab angle have been increased in PvP - **changed** — The Lifesteal Fist skill power, range and grab angle have been increased in PvP - **changed** — Decreased the power of dual wield jumping attacks in PvP - **changed** — Decreased the damage motion of heavy and heavy running attacks of Fist and Claw weapon types in PvP - **changed** — Decreased the power of the Founding Rain of Stars spell in PvP - **changed** — Decreased the spell enhancement effect of the Terra Magica spell in PvP - **changed** — Decreased the damage and poise damage of the Wave of Gold skill when hitting an opponent over a certain distance in PvP - **changed** — Decreased the effectiveness of the Determination and Royal Knight's Resolve skills in PvP - **changed** — Decreased the effects of Contagious Fury skill of the Jellyfish Shield in PvP - **changed** — Decreased the effectiveness of the Claw Talisman in PvP - **changed** — Decreased the effectiveness of the Lord of Blood's Exultation Talisman in PvP - **changed** — Decreased the attack power buff granted by the White Mask head armor in PvP - **changed** — Decreased the jumping attack damage buff granted by the Raptor's Black Feathers armor in PvP - **changed** — Decreased the damage buff granted by Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear, Flame-Shrouding Cracked Tear, Lightning-Shrouding Cracked Tear, and Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear when activated with the Flask of Wondrous Physick in PvP - **added** — Added an invincibility window when respawning in the colosseum - **changed** — Increased the scaling of Magic, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, and Sacred affinities when infusing weapons with certain Ashes of War - **changed** — Increased the attribute scaling of Colossal Sword, Great Axe, Hammer, Flail, Great Hammer, and Colossal Weapon types - **changed** — Increased the speed, range and recovery time of some attacks for Great Hammer, Great Axe, Great Sword, and Curved Greatsword - **changed** — Improved Flail weapons with increased attack speed, reduced recovery time, and increased poise on two-handed attacks ##### ELDEN RING update 1.09 is now available. ##### New feature ##### Ray Tracing support has been added. Ray Tracing can be activated in the settings menu: - PS5 / XSX: Game Options → Ray Tracing - PC: Graphics → Ray Tracing Quality Please note that performance - such as frame rate and resolution - may be impacted while playing with Ray Tracing on. The minimum and recommended technical specification to use Ray Tracing can be found at the end of the patch notes. ##### PvP-exclusive balance adjustments The adjustments in this section do not affect single-player or cooperative play. - The Inescapable Frenzy incantation power and grab angle have been increased. - The Lifesteal Fist skill power, range and grab angle have been increased. - Decreased the power of dual wield jumping attacks. - Decreased the damage motion of heavy and heavy running attacks of Fist and Claw weapon types. - Decreased the power of the Founding Rain of Stars spell. - Decreased the spell enhancement effect of the Terra Magica spell. - Decreased the damage and poise damage of the Wave of Gold skill when hitting an opponent over a certain distance. - Decreased the effectiveness of the Determination and Royal Knight's Resolve skills. - Decreased the effects of Contagious Fury skill of the Jellyfish Shield. - Decreased the effectiveness of the Claw Talisman. - Decreased the effectiveness of the Lord of Blood’s Exultation Talisman. - Decreased the attack power buff granted by the White Mask head armor. - Decreased the jumping attack damage buff granted by the Raptor's Black Feathers armor. - Decreased the damage buff granted by Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear, Flame-Shrouding Cracked Tear, Lightning-Shrouding Cracked Tear, and Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear when activated with the Flask of Wondrous Physick. ##### General balance adjustments - Added an invincibility window when respawning in the colosseum . - Increased the scaling of the following attributes when infusing weapons with certain Ashes of War: Magic / Fire / Flame Art / Lightning / Sacred - Increased the attribute scaling of the following weapon types: Colossal Sword / Great Axe / Hammer / Flail / Great Hammer / Colossal Weapon - Increased the speed, range and recovery time of some attacks for the following weapon types: Great Hammer / Great Axe / Great Sword / Curved Greatsword - Flail weapons changes: - Increased the speed of some attacks. - Reduced attack recovery time. - Increased poise when using two-handed attacks. - Increased running attacks speed and reduced attack recovery time for the following weapon types: Straight Sword / Curved Sword / Katana / Twinblade Sword / Axe / Hammer / Halberd - Increased the first attack speed for the following weapon types: Straight Sword / Curved Sword / Whip - Increased the speed of guard counters for the following weapon types: Straight Sword / Great Sword / Colossal Sword / Great Curved Sword / Katana / Twinblade Sword / Axe / Great Axe / Flail / Great Hammer / Spear / Great Spear / Halberd - Reduced the attack recovery time for Whip weapons. - Increased the damage of Claw weapons. - Added Holy damage and Faith scaling to the Great Club. - Increased damage negation when blocking Holy damage and decreased damage negation when blocking damage from other affinities. - Increased the effectiveness of the Twinblade Talisman. - Slightly reduced rolling travel distance for light equipment weights. - Decreased the hitbox size for some attacks of the following weapon types: Thrusting Sword / Heavy thrusting Sword / Spear / Great Spear / Halberd ##### Ashes of War adjustments - Lifesteal Fist - Increased target grab range. - Surge of Faith - Increased projectile generation speed. - Flame Spit - Increased the guard speed and blocking amount of the skill. - Adjusted the angle of the fireball. - Tongues of Fire - Increased the guard speed and blocking amount of the skill. - Great Oracular Bub _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1245620/view/3702561138607566278]_